Interdisciplinary Arts

Interdisciplinary Arts students challenge traditional forms of art-making, using a range of traditional and modern tools to create radically new contemporary art.

Columbia's Interdisciplinary Arts graduate program has been the worldwide leader in interdisciplinary arts study for 35 years. Highly regarded faculty of artists, a continuum of available technologies and matchless facilities—including a papermaker's garden and experimental lab spaces—distinguish the program and make it a rich source of rare and inventive installations.

The Interdisciplinary Arts Department offers a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts, a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts & Media, and a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts. Through intellectual rigor, cross-collaboration among disciplines and advanced studio practice, you'll turn ideas into fully realized and complex creations, and enter into the professional world of contemporary art.

MA Intensive Summer

The MA Intensive Summer is a low-residency program offering the same innovative curriculum as the current one-year MA degree, but scheduled across two consecutive summer sessions. The vigorous pace of the nine-week summer sessions is balanced with independent art practice and research under the guidance of Interdisciplinary Arts faculty in the interim year. You’ll network, collaborate with a cohort of classmates from around the country and world, and create a contemporary interdisciplinary body of work.

Events Calendar

Stop by the Faculty Center to see the ongoing exhibition, Stones & Drones featuring the work of faculty member Paul Catanese in collaboration with Anchor Graphics.
Over the past several years, Paul Catanese, David Jones and Chris Flynn have collaborated at Anchor Graphics to develop hybrid image-making techniques at the intersection of emerging technologies and...Get the details

BJ Allen’s solo exhibition consists of two site-specific installations and several sculptural artworks that use new technologies to bring to light the rich layers of meaning within any one object.
Ambient sound, abstract video, and geometric design combine to portray a unique emotional and philosophical journey grounded in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Grief, refuge, nature,...Get the details

BJ Allen’s solo exhibition at C33 Gallery consists of two site-specific installations and several sculptural artworks that use new technologies to bring to light the rich layers of meaning within any one object. Ambient sound, abstract video, and geometric design combine to portray a unique emotional and philosophical journey grounded in the Edgewater neighborhood of...Get the details

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